Folding poultry-coop.



F. M. OGLE.

FOLDING POULTRY COOP.

APPLICATION man JULY 1.19:1.

126K585. Patented May28,1918.

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Attorneysa F. M. OGLE.

FOLDING POULTRY COOP.

APPLICATION man JULY 1.1911.

Patented May 28,1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- Attorney FRANCIS M. OGLE, OF CHEYENNE, OKLAHOMA,

ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD LEO CHARLES P. MGCLAIN AND MORRIS L. EBSTONE, BOTH0F CHEYENNE, OKLAHOMA.

FOLDING POULTRY-c0012 To all whom it mayconcem:

Be'it known thatI, FRANCIS M. OGLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cheyenne, in the county of Roger Mills and State ofOklahoma, have invented a new and useful Folding Poultry-Coop, of whichthe following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a coop, andoneobject of the invention is to provide a coop which may be folded intosmall space, to facilitate shipment.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means for holdingthe top of the coop in place, both when the coop is set up and when thecoop is knocked down for shipment. I

Another object of the invention is .to provide novel means whereby theends of the coop are interengaged with the sides, to prevent the endsand the sides from swinging outwardly to an undesirable extent, when thecoop is set up.

A further object of the inventionis to improve generally and to enhancethe utility of devices of that type to which the present inventionappertains.

With'the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combina tion andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in side elevation, a coopconstructed in accordance with the present invention Fig. 2 is a topplanof the coop;

Fig. 3 is a sectional detail showing the latch mechanism whereby the topof the coop is held in place;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the coop v Figl 5 is a sideelevation of the coop, the same being collapsed for shipment, partsbeing broken away;

Fig. 6 is a transverse section taken through one side wall of the coopand the top thereof;

Fig. 7 is a composite perspective view Specification of Letters Patent.

showing a portion of one side and a portion duced for the purpose ofdelineating the elements which, being located on the parts abovespecified, limit the outward swinging movement ofthesides and the endsof the COOP:

on the bottom 1 and 'upstand therefrom, the

side bars being secured'to the bottom. Side frames 4 are located abovethe bars 3 in alinement therewith. The side frames 4: are connected withthe side bars 3 by means of hinges 5, so that the side frames may befolded inwardly. The side frames 4 may be closed in by wire screens 25or otherwise. On their lnner sides, at their ends, and in? termediatetheir ends,- the slde frames 4 are snpplied, near their upper edges,with recesses 6. Keeper plates 7 are secured to the side frames 4: andbridge the recesses 6. The keeper plates 7 are supplied with curvedslots 8 having months 9 which open through the lower edges of theplates.

End frames 10 are disposed between the side bars 3. The end frames 10are closed in by screens 26. 'Pivot'elements llpass Patented May as, 191Application filed'July 7, 1917. Serial No. 179,211.

of one end of the coop, the view being intro- Y through the side bars 3and support the,

end frames 10 so that they can be swung inwardly. posed between the sidebars3. vThe inter mediate frame 14 may be closed in by a screen 28.Pivot pins 15 passthrough the side bars 3 and engage the intermediateframe, so that the intermediate frame ma be folded down parallel to thebottom 1. The intermediate frame 14 includes a top bar 27 and a bottombar 29. The construction is such that the end frames 10 may be foldeddown flat on the bottom 1, between the side bars 3, it being possible tofold the intermediate frame 1 1 downwardly'on the bottom also. When theend frames 10 and the intermediate frame 14 are foldeddown flat.

on the bottom 1, the side frames 4 may be folded toward each other so asto rest on top of the end frames 10 and the intermediate frame 14:, theside bars 3 serving. to elevate An intermediate frame 14 is dis-' v Thetop frame shown in Flg. 1-.

frames 10 pass into ing outwardly its head, when the the side frames 1sufficiently so that this result may be brought about. The side frames lmay be swung upwardly until they stand at right angles to the bottom 1,and the end frames 10 may be swung upwardly until they stand at rightangles to the bottom 1.' When the end frames 10 are swung upwardly asabove described, headed projections 12 on the extremities of the endtheslots 8 of the keeper plates 7 on the side frames 4, and the heads ofthe projections 12' engage behind the plate. In this way, the sideframes 4 are prevented from swinging outwardly to an undesirable extent,and, at the same time, the end frames 10 areprevented from swinginopposite directions beyond a predetermined point. The intermediate frame14: is interengaged in a similar way with the side frames 1.

Supported on the end frames 10 and on the side frames 1 is a top frame16 including an intermediate bar 51. The top frame 16 is provided at itscorners with metal sockets, which receive the edges defined by the sideframes i and the end frames 10, when the coop isset up, as shown inFig. 1. The sockets 50 also coact with the side frames 1 and the endframes 10 when these frames are folded inwardly over the bottom 1, theparts being shown thus arranged in Fig. 5. 16 may embody a screen 25-.An opening 28 is fashioned in the screen 2 5, and the opening extends onboth sides of the intermediate bar 51. Pivot rods 52 are held upon thebar 51 by means of eyes 30. Wire closures 31 are connected with thepivot rods 52., The closures31 swing upwardly against the under side ofthe screen 25 to close the opening 28. Helical springs 53 are engagedaround the pivot rods 52. The springs 53 terminate in oppositelyextended resilient arms 34L engaged beneath the closures 31, and tendingto swing the same upwardly to closed positions. It ispossible to place ahen in the coop by pressing the closures 31 inwardly, whereupon theclosures will swing upwardly under the action of the spring arms 34,into closed positions.

The't-op bar 27 of the intermediate frame 14: carries a headed pin orbolt 35 which extends vertically when the intermediate frame it isvertically disposed. The bottom bar 295 of the intermediate frame lethas a laterally extended pro ection 36 which is There is an opening 37in the intermediate bar 51 of the top frame 16. When the coop is set up,the headed pin 35 extends through the opening 37. A latch 38 is mountedto slide endwise on the intermediate bar 51 of the top frame 16. Thelatch38 is provided at one end with a notch 39 adapted to engage the pin35, beneath latch 33 is advanced.

menses The latch 38 has a longitudinal slot 4:0. A. headed securingelement 41 passes through the slot a0 and engages the intermediate bar51 of the top frame 16. The securing element 4:1 serves to hold thelatch 38 upon the intermediate bar 51. The latch 38 is provided at oneend with an upstanding linger pieceeQ whereby the latch may be slidendwise. In the intermediate bar 51 there is formed a recess 43. Aspring strip or keeper 4&1 operates in the recess d3 and is attached atone end to the intermediate bar 51. At its other end, the springstrip 1%has a head 45 operating in the slot A0 of the latch 38.

When the parts are arranged as shown in.

Fig. 3, the forked or notched end 39 of the latch 38 is engaged beneaththe head of the pin or bolt 35 and, consequently, the top frame 16 isheld in place on the body por-- tion of the coop, as indicated in Fig.1.The head/15 on the spring strip ie contacts with the latch 38 at one endof the slot l0, and consequently the forked end 39 of the latch 38- cannot be disengaged accidentally from beneath the head on the pin or bolt35. Through a forcible pull exerted on the latch 38 by means of thefinger piece d2, the latch 38'may be retracted, the spring strip i=1retiring into the recess 43.

Let it be supposed, however, that the coop is in the folded conditionshown in Fig. 5. Then the headed projection 36 carried by the bottom bar29 of the intermediate frame 1 1 extends upwardly through the opening 37in the intermediate bar 51 of the top 16, and the latch 38 can beengaged with the headed projection 36, 7 after the manner of Fig.3,tohold the top frame 16 in place when the coop is folded.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is simple andembodies,

few parts, and the construction is such that the coop may be set up orknocked .down without dificulty, and when the coop is knocked down, asshown in Fig. 5, it will occupy but little space.

Havin thus described the invention, is claimed is V A coop comprising abase; an upstanding wall hinged to the basezand adapted to be folded onthe base; a top disposed above the base when the wall upstands and whenthe wall is folded, the top having an opening; projections on the walland disposed at an angle to each other, jections extending through theopening when the wall upstands, the other of said projections extendingthrough the opening when the wall is folded; a latch slidably mounted onthe top and cooperating with the projections at different times, thelatch having a longitudinal slot; a securing element extended into theslot and connected what one of said pr0-- with the top, the securingelement holding the latch on the top for sliding movement; In testimonythat I claim the foregoing I and a spring keeper mounted on the seas myown, I have hereto aflixed my signal curing element, beneath the latch,one end ture in the presence of two witnesses.

of the spring keeper coacting with the latch at one end of the slot, tohold the latch FRANCIS OGLE' advanced with respect to the projections,Witnesses:

the top having a recess into which the PERRY MADDEN,

spring keeper is adapted to retire. DON MADDEN.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. O.

